Major League Leaders Overview From The Associated Press
National League batting leaders include Madlock and Simmons with high averages, Rose and Lopes lead runs and stolen bases, while Schmidt tops home runs. Pitching leaders feature Hrabosky and Gullett with strong records and Seaver dominating strikeouts. American League highlights show carew, Lynn, Mayberry, and Jackson among leaders in runs, RBIs, and hits, with Tanana and Perry topping pitching charts.
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Security Tight In Sweden Davis Cup Semifinal
In Baastad Sweden security around the Davis Cup semifinal between Chile and Sweden was heightened with about 1300 police, dogs, horses and a 40 foot fence around the court. Bjorn Borg faced Patricio Cornejo in the opening match while Birger Andersson played Jaime Fillol. Authorities expected up to 5000 demonstrators led by Sweden's Social Democrats over Chile's Allende overthrow amid threats but no violence occurred Thursday night.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Highlights
Major league standings show Boston first in the East with 90 wins and 62 losses, Baltimore at 66-58, New York 78-73, Cleveland 73-75, Detroit 56-96, Milwaukee 64-89, Oakland 93-59, Kansas City 85-67, Texas 74-80, California 69-84. Thursday results include Kansas City 4 Minnesota 3 and Oakland 7 Chicago 6. Upcoming Friday and Saturday games span multiple matchups across both leagues with notable pitchers and lineups.
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Pirates Pussycats To Carlton Sizzles Phillies Key Win
Phillies left-hander Steve Carlton shut down a hot Pirates lineup, four-hitting them 4-1 at Veterans Stadium under pressure to avoid falling further in the NL East race. Carlton struck out 11, walked five, and earned the decision as Pittsburgh’s rally remained out of reach. Expos beat Cardinals 5-0, Mets edged Cubs 7-5, Reds beat Braves 4-3. Rennie Stennett tied NL three-game hit record with two hits Thursday.
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Complacency Top Fee For U S In Ryder Cup
LIGONIER Pa AP Complacency and overconfidence were American foes in the Ryder Cup opener against Britain and Ireland The non playing captain Arnold Palmer warned the 12 man squad not to think they are unbeatable Palmer said the team is strong but warned a misstep could bench players The American lineup includes Nicklaus Weiskopf Littler Irwin Geiberger Miller Trevino Snead and others with Caspar Lou Graham Bob Murphy and Ray Floyd likely to pair in the afternoon Four morning foursomes and four afternoon best ball matches set the stage for Sundays 16 singles and ABC TV coverage Bernard Hunt led the British side urging best effort and a good account of themselves
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Central undefeated in four game win over Forsyth in volleyball
North Winston-Salem Central remained undefeated after a four game volleyball match against Forsyth. Final scores were 15-4 15-8 Central, then 15-12 North and 15-3 Central. Coach Pat Hester praised the starting six. Tennis match with North was rained out and rescheduled for Monday. Both teams host Smith on Tuesday.
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HPC Ties Davidson Runners in Cross Country Duel
High Point College and Davidson College battled to a 28 all tie on the Panthers home course. Dennis Cavahey won the race in 27 minutes 44 seconds, with Perry Macheras fourth Ron Dement sixth John Hardison eighth Randy Larzelere ninth and Dave Painter tenth earning top finishes as HPC moves to 2-0-1 on the season. They travel to Wake Forest Monday for a dual meet.
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Bison IVs Down Andrews In JV Football Clash
High Point Central defeated cross-town rival Andrews 20 to 2 Thursday at Simeon Stadium in junior varsity action. The Baby Bison held a shutout until the end when Andrews Raiders tackled a Central runner in the end zone. Andrews drops to 1-2.
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Richmond Hosts Furman In Southern Conference Showdown
Richmond and Furman meet in a pivotal Saturday clash as both teams open conference play. Spider coach Jim Tait notes Furman’s history of tough games, led by quarterback David Whitehurst and star back Larry Robinson, with VMI’s Keydets and The Citadel also in regional action.
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Raiders Win In Volleyball At Parkland
Andrews girls volleyball beat Parkland in straight sets 15-5 15-8 15-9. Sophomore Sharon Anderson impressed in her first start as coach Brenda Thomas noted. Raiders move to 2-1 in league play and 2-2 overall and travel to Ragsdale Tuesday. A weather halt prevented the scheduled tennis match from finishing.
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